Man City Pre Match

[MGLCFC]

28 minutes ago, TrentFox said:

                  Schmeichel

       Bennett    Evans   Soyuncu 

Ricardo                                    Chilwell  

          Tielemans  Maddison  Praet  

                  Perez   Vardy 

Might go Nacho instead of Perez, but otherwise top team

[hejammy]

1 minute ago, MGLCFC said:

Might go Nacho instead of Perez, but otherwise top team

Chilly as a wing back? We've all seen this before and it's a NO from me. 

[FLAN]

🎶 Peps not going on a European tour 🎶 

[sacreblueits442]

4 hours ago, Matt said:

Please just stop the sideways, slow build up shit which results in us going backwards.

 

Fortunately, I don't think Man City will sit back so it'll allow us to go forward abit more.

. they will just press us and we will try to play through lines from the back!!

 It will be open season on Kaspers' goal. In case no one noticed pressing us is a sure fire way of negating our game. 

[LestaAl]

3-1 please... for old times sake....

[volpeazzurro]

6 hours ago, MGLCFC said:

Might go Nacho instead of Perez, but otherwise top team

I think that's a decent shout for a team but agree with Nacho for Perez. No room for ineffectual lightweights in this game.

[TheUltimateWinner]

If James is fit do you think there’s a shout to play him alongside one of Praet/Tielemans? I think I’d prefer having that defensive balance in all honesty.

[Guest SO1]

10 hours ago, Matt said:

Please just stop the sideways, slow build up shit which results in us going backwards.

 

Fortunately, I don't think Man City will sit back so it'll allow us to go forward abit more.

The magic word is faster. Moving the ball sideways and backwards creates space. We have to do it faster and with tighter triangles so we can get through their midfield.

Sometimes I long for Tika taka football to get us through the tough spots when our play is so slow. Less thinking and more instinct. Faster

[LCFCSOULBOY]

6 hours ago, sacreblueits442 said:

. they will just press us and we will try to play through lines from the back!!

 It will be open season on Kaspers' goal. In case no one noticed pressing us is a sure fire way of negating our game. 

Absolutely correct. Press and we panic. Look how many times the ball goes out. We conceed possession.

[gw_leics772]

17 hours ago, Gazza M said:

In the tune of the annoying Ranieri chant they give us  "Guardiola, you stabbed him in the back, you cheating fuching t**ts! "

I shall be trying to get this going in my own quiet area where people hardly sing (including me)

Dont expect too much, but i think i may get a few chuckles abd naybe one admiring glance (from my son)

[deep blue]

Does anyone else think that Soyuncu could play as a DM?

[FoxinNotts]

10 minutes ago, deep blue said:

Does anyone else think that Soyuncu could play as a DM?

No 

[FoxyJim1987]

4 hours ago, TheUltimateWinner said:

If James is fit do you think there’s a shout to play him alongside one of Praet/Tielemans? I think I’d prefer having that defensive balance in all honesty.

Please say this is a joke. A guy who's hardly played in like 4 years to walk (or waddle) in to play Man City?? That would be the most mental thing ever. Fvck me anyone would think we were bottom 3 not top 3, a few bad games and we are bringing in this unfit overweight bloke over Mendy or Praet or a back 5 or a front 2? Let's see if GTF wants to play while we are at it, or Kevin Phillips. 

[Dahnsouff]

0-No CL

[Bob Weasel Fox]

Vardy to bag a goal and Leicester to win 1-0

 

[Bert]

4 hours ago, TheUltimateWinner said:

If James is fit do you think there’s a shout to play him alongside one of Praet/Tielemans? I think I’d prefer having that defensive balance in all honesty.

Certainly not. Maybe give him ten minutes or so against Birmingham if we are comfortable.... 

[dnewty]

Kasper

Ricardo

Bennett 

Evan's

Cags

Chilly

Ndidi

Youri 

Madders

Nacho

Vardy

 

 

[Bert]

If we are going to go with the usual set up, then Praet comes in for Hamza. I wouldn’t risk Wilf for this even if he’s available. Wouldn’t see any harm in going with three centre halves. People say Chilwell is no good as a wing back, but we’d be narrow so would need him and Ricardo to provide the width. 

 

Kasper 

 

Bennett

Evans

Soyucu

 

Ricardo

Tielemans

Praet

Chilwell

 

Maddison

Vardy

Perez

 

 

[goody2028]

Nacho for Perez!

[Grebfromgrebland]

If they try the high press I really hope we don't fanny around with the ball at the back.

[WigstonWanderer]

22 hours ago, Gazza M said:

In the tune of the annoying Ranieri chant they give us  "Guardiola, you stabbed him in the back, you cheating fuching t**ts! "

Mancini, whoah-oh

Pelegrini, whoah-oh-oh-oh

You stabbed them in the back,.....

[NaijaFox]

6 hours ago, TheUltimateWinner said:

If James is fit do you think there’s a shout to play him alongside one of Praet/Tielemans? I think I’d prefer having that defensive balance in all honesty.

Even if he's physically fit, he'll be match rusty. This is not the game to thaw him out.

[TeamRocket]

Would be interesting to see how the fan would annoy them :p

[ARM1968]

We’re playing like toilet cleaners at the moment. Can’t see beyond a sorry 0-2. 

[goody2028]

3-1 win for this one. Man City’s defence seems very transparent at times; Vardy to get back on the scoresheet as way too much pace for city too handle,as proved over past few years. Pep loses what fine hair he has left after champions league fiasco and Leicester go second in the league. Now imagine writing that 10 years ago...